University Hospital Complex Of Vigo

University Hospital Complex of Vigo
Geography
Location Galicia, Spain
Organisation
Care system Concerted public & Private & Charity
Hospital type Specialist
Affiliated university University of Vigo, Galician Healthcare Service
Services
Emergency department Yes
Speciality multiple
History
Founded 2004
Links
Website http://chuvi.sergas.es/
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The University Hospital Complex of Vigo, known by the acronym CHUVI, is a public health institution established in 2004 that provides health services to the specialized region of the city of Vigo. It depends on the Galician Healthcare Service, and consists of five hospitals and two specialty centers.

Structure

The CHUVI is composed of:

Research

The Biomedical Foundation of the Hospital Complex of Vigo is a non-profit health interest classified and declared of Galician interest, under the protection of the Ministry of health of the Xunta de Galicia, which aims to promote biomedical research in the health area of Vigo.

New Hospital de Vigo

The Xunta de Galicia in Vigo has built a new public hospital that will give health care to more than 600,000 residents of this city and its area of influence.

The new hospital "Álvaro Cunqueiro" has started his operations in August 2015, after all the patients from both hospitals, Xeral and Meixoeiro were moved to the new building, now is fully established and equipped to provide healthcare services in all medical and surgical specialities to all the metropolitan area of Gran Vigo.

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